GLOSS NOTES

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GLOSS NOTES

• ASL II
• Ms. Cleveland

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Grammar

• Nouns and adjectives are reversed
• EX red ball (English)
• BALL RED (ASL)

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• WH Questions are included at the end of the
  question or choice
• EX Where is the red ball? (English)
• BALL RED WHERE (ASL)

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• Tense and topics are indicated at the beginning
  of the question or statement.
• EX My favorite show is Numbers (English)
• NUMBERS SHOW FAVORITE MY (ASL)
• I lost the red ball last week. (English)
• LAST-WEEK BALL RED I LOSE (ASL)

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General Grammar Rule for Time

• In general the ASL shows the tense at the
  BEGINNING of the thought or story and that tense
  remains until changed.
• Past
• Present
• Future

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PAST

• The sign moves BACKWARDS
• EX Maria went to the store to buy some bread
• PAST fs-MARIA GO STORE BUY BREAD.

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PRESENT

• The sign remains on the FRONT of the body of the
  signer.
• EX I have to go to the doctor at 300.
• NOW 3 ME HAVE-TO GO DOCTOR.

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FUTURE

• The sign moves FORWARD
• EX In two weeks my family is coming to visit.
• FUTURE TWO-WEEKS FAMILY MY COME VISIT.

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Months of the Year

• Fingerspell the abbreviations of the month
• Use FIRST and LAST letter of the abbreviation
  with the sign CALENDAR (Except May, June, July).

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• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

• JAN
• FEB
• MAR
• APR
• MAY
• JUNE
• JULY
• AUG
• SEPT
• OCT
• NOV
• DEC

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Numbers

• Numbers 1 5
• Keep palms facing inside
• Numbers 6 9
• Palm faces out
• Thumb on pinkie for 6
• Thumb on ring for 7
• Thumb on middle for 8
• Thumb on index for 9

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The teens!

• 10 thumb sticks in air and shake
• Flickers 11 and 12
• Wigglers 13, 14, 15
• Shakers 16, 17, 18, 19

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The 20s

• 20 tap the index and thumb together with the
  palm facing out.
• 21 gun salute
• 22 2 2 palm down
• 23 29 L 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

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100 - 500

• Use the scrunch method.
• Palm is out

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600 - 900

• Use the C method
• Palm is out

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1,000

• Non-dominant hand is sideways and dominant hand
  hits the bottom of the palm of the non-dominant
  hand.

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1,000,000

• Non-dominant hand is sideways and dominant hand
  hits and moves up the bottom of the palm of the
  non-dominant hand.
• Billion and up fingerspell

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Phone numbers, social security , etc.

• Sign the numbers as you would say or write them.
  Give pauses where appropriate to keep the
  grouping the way it would be.
• 123-45-6789

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ASL Symbols

• WORD
• fs
• OH-I-SEE (- - -)
• NOTHERE ()
• REAL/TRUE (/)
• !BORED! (! !)

• If you are to sign the word then you must
  captialize it.
• Fingerspell the word
• Fingerspelled loan sign
• Single sign
• Compound signs
• One sign/2 different meanings.
• Gesture-like sign
• Emphasize (stressed)

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• DIFFERENT ()
• (2h)
• (2h) alt.
• (wh)3
• IX
• IX-loc
• IX-dir

• Repetition
• 2 hands
• 2 hands alternate
• Sign 3 w/ weak hand.
• Point at person
• Point at location
• Point with directions

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• q
• WHq
• T
• RQ
• Rs
• Mmm
• Oooo
• Cha

• Yes/no question
• Wh- question
• Topic
• Rhetorical question
• Role shifting
• Medium
• Small
• large

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• DCL Descriptive classifiers describe an
  object or person
• DCL curly hair
• LCL Locative classifiers objects in its place
• LCLB leaf drifting to the ground
• SCL Semantic classifier category of nouns
  such as vehicle or person
• SCL1 person walking stiffly and hurriedly

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• BCL Body classifier body enacts the verb of
  the sentence.
• BCL acting macho
• BCL put arms around friend
• ICL Instrument classifier which part of the
  body manipulates the object.
• ICL driving
• ICL talking on the phone

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• BPCL Body Part classifier specific part of
  the body doing the action.
• (2h)BPCL1 crossing legs
• (2h)BPCLB taps foot
• PCL Plural classifier indicates either
  specific or non-specific
• PCL3 people walking
• (2h)PCL4 long line of people
• (2h)PCL5 traffic